Pennsylvania

Seeing Philadelphia From Above at the Top of City Hall Tower

Visitors to Philadelphia can take an elevator to the top of City Hall for views of the city from 548 feet up.

See more than 150 bird species at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, including eagles, owls, parrots, toucans, penguins, and flamingos.

The list of unusual foods I ate in 2017 includes fried grasshoppers, fermented shark, maple syrup pizza, and churro ice cream sandwiches.

Ride to the top of the mountain overlooking Pittsburgh on one of the city’s old-timey inclines.

One restaurant serves nothing but turkey. Another serves cocktails with beets in them. Another is entirely designed in black and white.

Bad news for budget travelers: Megabus has decided to discontinue service from Pittsburgh to all points west.

Pose with a bronze likeness of Rocky Balboa outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning houses 29 Nationality Rooms, classrooms modeled after different cultures from around the world.

This museum of archaeology and anthropology in Philadelphia is outdated and embarrassing – especially for an Ivy League school.

My favorite trips this year took me to Alaska, San Diego, Nashville, North Carolina, Philadelphia and the Rocky Mountains.